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Falco_peregrinusana wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:49 am Considering that there will probably still have some limits on crowds in September... I wonder if the money games will pay out as much as the contract states.. perhaps the home teams will try to negotiate a smaller payout??

Falconwriter wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:22 am

Falco_peregrinusana wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:49 am Considering that there will probably still have some limits on crowds in September... I wonder if the money games will pay out as much as the contract states.. perhaps the home teams will try to negotiate a smaller payout??

I'm hoping that there aren't any restrictions still in place by September. With now three vaccines on the market (J&J got approved yesterday), my hope is that the U.S. can get to "herd" immunity this summer. That's not out of the question IF people get vaccinated. The amount of vaccine will be there for anyone who wants to get it, probably by late July. Supply should not be an issue at all with the three now approved, but we may see one or two more on the market before summer to further bolster the supply.

BillyLP wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:18 am I like this schedule. Two money games that are important for the program, two winnable OOC games, and a nice conference schedule with only two mid-weekers.

jpfalcon09 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:15 pm

BillyLP wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:18 am I like this schedule. Two money games that are important for the program, two winnable OOC games, and a nice conference schedule with only two mid-weekers.

There's one winnable game on the schedule and it's Murray State. 2021 is going to be a carbon copy of 2020 unfortunately. Program is going to need another year or two after this to finally have the foundation needed to compete within the conference.

MarkL wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:38 am

jpfalcon09 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:15 pm

BillyLP wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:18 am I like this schedule. Two money games that are important for the program, two winnable OOC games, and a nice conference schedule with only two mid-weekers.

There's one winnable game on the schedule and it's Murray State. 2021 is going to be a carbon copy of 2020 unfortunately. Program is going to need another year or two after this to finally have the foundation needed to compete within the conference.

I had similar thoughts. There's more than one winnable game - put South Alabama, Akron, and NIU as winnable games. It is going to be another down year. A freshman / sophomore team going up against veteran teams is not going to fare well but it is going to mean an investment in future seasons. If indeed this year is the end of the bleeding in terms of veteran classes disintegrating, then maybe we're finally making real progress rather than stuck in neutral and reverse ... though making progress from a far negative position.

A thought I had. Womens basketball just won the regular season title. That team a few years ago was a total disaster. Moose hired a new coach and enabled Fralick to build the team from foundation. And the results are now evident. Sound familiar?

Of course there is a huge difference between basketball and football. One or two good basketball players can win a game. Building a football program takes years to develop and recruit. Talented freshmen can win you a basketball game but football freshmen are generally not strong or tough enough to win games, especially on the lines where we had true freshmen all over the place this past year.

Point is, give it time. Moose has already demonstrated talent in hiring coaches. So let this thing play out and have some patience.

jpfalcon09 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:15 pm

BillyLP wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:18 am I like this schedule. Two money games that are important for the program, two winnable OOC games, and a nice conference schedule with only two mid-weekers.

There's one winnable game on the schedule and it's Murray State. 2021 is going to be a carbon copy of 2020 unfortunately. Program is going to need another year or two after this to finally have the foundation needed to compete within the conference.